Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Tuesday, August 29, 2000
So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for
we are members of one another.
When the girl was eight, she was a part of a family gathering which discussed income taxes. Her
uncle revealed how he had cheated the government out of a thousand dollars because he didn't
report some of his earnings. He turned to Sally and said, "It's all right, Sally, everybody does it."
When Sally was twelve, she lost her contact lenses on the way to school. Her mother told him,
"We'll just report to the insurance company that they were stolen. That way, they will pay for
them." She added, "It's all right, Sally, everybody does it."
When she was nineteen, a college classmate offered Sally the answers for her upcoming test for
$150. "It's all right," the upperclassman explained, "everybody does it." Sally was caught and was
dismissed from the school. She was greeted at home by her father and mother who with great
indignation said, "Where did you learn to act like that?" "I learned it from you, Mom and Dad."
Do you have integrity in every area of your life?
(Ephesians 4.25
NRSV)
When Sally was six years old, she was with her father when they were caught speeding. Her father
handed the policeman a twenty-dollar bill along with his driver's license and the policeman did
not give him a ticket. "It's all right, honey," the father said, "Everybody does it."
God of truth, show me the ways I need to be more truthful. Amen.
 Click here to Vote for this site! |
 Click here to Subscribe! |
|---|